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United take on Real Sociedad in the last-16 stage of the competition which offers Amorim's side a final chance of silverware in 2024-25. Colin Millar37 The league has analysed images and utilised lip-readers to identify those responsible for the alleged racist abuse. Guillermo Rai and Ali Rampling The two players won't be in Amorim's travelling squad but Toby Collyer is available again after recovering from injury. Mark Critchley103 The top eight teams from the league phase qualified automatically for the round of 16 and are joined by the eight playoff winners. Ben Burrows, Elias Burke, and Carl Anka99 Advertisement The collective spending of all 20 teams in Spain's top flight was €26. 1m, making it the 16th highest-spending league in football this winter Dermot Corrigan6 Why does Mikel Arteta now want to sign Martin Zudimendi? And what could it mean for Declan Rice? Jordan Campbell176 Arsenal are pursuing a deal to sign midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad next summer.
The move for the 25-year-old has been worked on for a considerable time and if an agreement is reached will come a year after Liverpool failed in their own bid to sign the Spain international.
Mikel Arteta is the key driver behind a pursuit that was reinvigorated in the process of negotiating with their La Liga counterparts for the signing of Mikel Merino in August.
Merino, Zubimendi’s international team-mate, went on to join in a deal worth €33. 5million (£28. 4m) alongside €5m in. .. David Ornstein278 Valencia is still dealing with the effects of catastrophic flooding. This weekend, its football team paid tribute to the victims Dermot Corrigan4 The sporting director is likely to be in demand after he decided to leave his role at Real Sociedad Dermot Corrigan41 Real Sociedad’s director of football Roberto Olabe is to leave his post at the end of this season, in a surprise development that will place some of the game’s leading clubs on high alert.
Olabe told Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay of his decision last summer, before the transfer window that saw him secure the sale of Mikel Merino to Arsenal and negotiate with Liverpool over Martin Zubimendi’s proposed switch to Anfield, although the midfielder eventually chose to stay.
Despite his contract running until June 2026, Olabe has opted to step aside early; he wanted to give Real. .. David Ornstein11